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Forwards SER Accepting Util 860513 Proposed Replacement of Hydraulic Snubbers W/Energy Absorbers for Seismic Support of Certain safety-related Piping
ML20206K588
Person / Time
Site: Point Beach  NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 04/10/1987
From: Colburn T
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To: Fay C
WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO.
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ML20206K593 List:
References
IEB-79-14, TAC-61630, TAC-61631, NUDOCS 8704170004
Download: ML20206K588 (2)


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y Docket Nos.: 50-266 and 50-301 Mr. C. W. Fay, Vice President Nuclear Power Department Wisconsin Electric Power Company 231 West Michigan Street, Room 308 Milwaukee, Wisconsin- 53201 4

Dear Mr. Fay:

By letter dated May 13, 1986 you provided information supporting the use of energy absorbers in lieu of hydraulic snubbers for seismic support of certain safety-related piping at the Point Beach Nuclear. Plant Units 1 and 2. By letter dated July 15, 1986, the staff informed you that such a change could not be made pursuant to 10 CFR 50.59 and that NRC review and approval was required

, prior to installation. You provided additional infomation relating to the use of energy absorbers by letter dated September 3,1086.

A meeting was held between members of the staff, our contractor, Brookhaven National Laboratory, members of your staff and your contractor, Bechtel Power Corporation on October 23, 1986 in Bethesda, Maryland in which you provided additional information in response to staff questions. Further infomation was provided by letters dated November 11, December 4, December 8, December 16, i 1986 and Janaur.y 22, 1987.

We have revtewed your submittals and additional infomation in response to staff questions. The details of our review are provided in the enclosed Safety Evaluation. Based on our review, we find your proposed replacement of hydraulic snubbers with energy absorbers to be acceptable. Our approval is limited to the particular application requested and does not incude 1 replacement of any other safety-related snubbers at Point Beach Units 1 and 2.

Should you wish to expand the use of energy absorbers as replacements for other hydraulic snubbers, a separate review will be required. This completes i

our review under TAC Nos. 61630 and 61631.

Sincerely, Timothy G.'Colburn, Pro,iect Manager Proiect Directorate #1 1 Division of PWR Licensing-A

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Enclosure:

Safety Evaluation  :

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  • . a Mr. C. W. Fay Point Beach Nuclear Plant Wisconsin Electric Power Company Units 1 and 2 cc:

Mr. Bruce Churchill, Esq.

Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge 2300 N. Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20037 Mr. James J. Zach, Manager Point Beach Nuclear Plant Wisconsin Electric Power Company

, 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, Wisconsin 54241 Town Chairman Town of Two Creeks Route 3 Two Rivers, Wisconsin 54241

' Chairman '

Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Hills Farms State Office Building Hadison, Wisconsin 53702 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Executive Director for Operations 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 Resident Inspector's Office U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 6612 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, Wisconsin 54241 e

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